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Messages flood social media following drowning of Springbok rugby player’s son─── 09:40 Wed, 17 Nov 2021
PHOTO: Twitter
The one-year-old son of Springbok rugby player Jannie du Plessis has drowned on his father's birthday.
Toks van der Linde expressed his condolences on Twitter this morning with the passing of Springbok rugby player Jannie du Plessis’ son.
In the post, he said: “Please pray for Jannie du Plessis and his family. His son of one year old drowned last night. My heart is broken broken broken.”
It is alleged that the boy drowned in their swimming pool at home.
In a Facebook post, Van der Linde said the boy was christened on Sunday, and drowned on his father’s birthday.
Krugersdorp News wishes to express its condolences to the family.
